Revisionists clog our brains with stories of hooded creeps on horseback that raided cabins of passive black folk. The intent was terror for the sake of terror; a way to occupy the evening after the barn dance and before churning the still.

Such crimes happened in days of yore, conveniently before anyone alive today can recall what really happened.

But such a crime actually did occur Saturday in Chicago. Oddly, the world's media -- already in Chicago for the NATO summit -- missed it.

The facts are these:

• A group of 15 to 18 white thugs descended into the Ashford House Restaurant.

• The attackers were disguised; their heads covered with hoodies and masks -- just like Klansters in the movies!

• The attackers were wielding baseball bats and railroad hammers.

• The attackers targeted a particular group of patrons, constituting a violation of their civil rights.

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